n. 1. A small piece or bit; a fragment. 2. scraps Leftover bits of food. 3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing. 4. scraps Crisp pieces of rendered animal fat; cracklings. tr.v. scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps 1. To break down into parts for disposal or salvage: scrap an old stove. 2. To discard or abandon as useless; cancel: scrap a plan. [Middle English, from Old Norse skrap, trifles, pieces; see sker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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intr.v. scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps To fight, usually with the fists. n. A fight or scuffle. See Synonyms at brawl. [Perhaps variant of SCRAPE.] scrapper n. |
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